In late July the lovely green wide leaved annual herb Basil tastes especially fine and we traditionally make pesto to freeze for the winter months.               I plant our Basil in mid to late April from seed in my greenhouse and transplant the seedlings come late May into raised beds […]

A hot July afternoon is the perfect time for hosting a fairy tea party.                      

Home Place Fairies are generous and kind.             They know that gentle acts of kindness reach far and wide. What touches one, touches all.   “If you want to go fast Go alone. If you want to go far Go together.”   African Proverb and Fairy Proverb too!     […]

              Magic happens in every garden.                

Hidden somewhere deep within an Enchanted Forest on the north side of a small mountain in Maine,                   An ancient oak tree grows.                   Deep within the hollowed heart of this tree lies Sacred Chambers, The secret home of […]

                Old Horse with Nightingale and La Rosa.      

Have you ever hugged a fairy horse?                   Perhaps you have at some time in your life               but did not realize that you were in the presence of a magical being.             I have been […]

          June is a time of jubilation as the gardens have awakened,  alive and abundant.                   Foxgloves are a favorite flower of the fairy folk.  Sprinkled with fairy dust they sparkle and glow.               Old Horse in […]

Late June through July is when Foxgloves bloom here in Maine, a favorite plant of the fairy folk.               Tall, lovely plants they are biennial, which means they bloom the second year when started from seed and then their life cycle is completed.             […]

Early in the morning the Home Place Fairies Nightingale, La Rosa and Delphinia affectionately greet Old Horse.               Old Horse is their companion; the loyal guardian of all the Home Place Fairies.                   Through the long cold months of winter Old […]